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Jack Kingston: Well, you do not give anything. You take it away and then you redistribute it. That is all it is, redistribution of…

On the recordMay 7, 2003
Well, you do not give anything. You take it away and then you redistribute it. That is all it is, redistribution of wealth. It is not our money to give. We just want to take less of it. And I think the folks back home, the families raising children, know how to spend this thousand dollars a heck of a lot better than any brilliance we have on any committee in Washington.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Criticizing a Democrat proposal on wealth redistribution during a House floor debate.

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